WO2020051407A1 - Systèmes d'étiquetage électronique de rayon et procédés associés - Google Patents

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WO2020051407A1
WO2020051407A1 PCT/US2019/049868 US2019049868W WO2020051407A1 WO 2020051407 A1 WO2020051407 A1 WO 2020051407A1 US 2019049868 W US2019049868 W US 2019049868W WO 2020051407 A1 WO2020051407 A1 WO 2020051407A1
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  • an electronic shelf-tag system including, in some embodiments a fascia configured to mount to a shelf of a shelving unit and a light-emitting diode (“LED”) array coupled to the fascia.
  • the LED array is configured to display product information in a shared electronic shelf tag for two or more products respectively stocked in two or more consecutive shelf slots when a horizontal resolution of a portion of the LED array corresponding to at least one shelf slot of the two or more consecutive shelf slots is insufficient for displaying the product information for the product stocked in the at least one shelf slot.
  • the shared electronic shelf tag is configured to sequentially indicate each shelf slot of the two or more consecutive shelf slots by displaying a corresponding indicator.
  • the shared electronic shelf tag is configured to sequentially display individualized product information for each product of the two or more products respectively stocked in the two or more consecutive shelf slots. [0006] In some embodiments, the shared electronic shelf tag is configured to display the individualized product information for each product of the two or more products in one or more screens.
  • the individualized product information for each product is displayed for about 3-10 seconds.
  • the shared electronic shelf tag is configured to display a persistent sale price for each product of the two or more products respectively stocked in the two or more consecutive shelf slots.
  • the electronic shelf-tag system further includes a proximity detection system configured to detect one or more persons proximate to the shelving unit.
  • the LED array is configured to display at least the product information upon the proximity detection system detecting one or more persons proximate to the shelving unit.
  • the electronic shelf-tag system is configured to automatically group the two or more products respectively stocked in the two or more consecutive shelf slots to share the shared electronic shelf tag.
  • the electronic shelf-tag system is configured to accept operator input for manually grouping the two or more products respectively stocked in the two or more consecutive shelf slots to share the shared electronic shelf tag.
  • the two or more products respectively stocked in the two or more consecutive shelf slots are three or more products respectively stocked in three or more consecutive shelf slots.
  • an electronic shelf-tag system including, in some embodiments a fascia configured to mount to a shelf of a shelving unit, an LED array coupled to the fascia, and a proximity detection system configured to detect one or more persons proximate to the shelving unit.
  • the LED array is configured to display product information in a shared electronic shelf tag for two or more products respectively stocked in two or more consecutive shelf slots when a horizontal resolution of a portion of the LED array corresponding to at least one shelf slot of the two or more consecutive shelf slots is insufficient for displaying the product information for the product stocked in the at least one shelf slot.
  • the shared electronic shelf tag is configured to sequentially display individualized product information for each product of the two or more products respectively stocked in the two or more consecutive shelf slots.
  • the shared electronic shelf tag is configured to display a persistent sale price for each product of the two or more products respectively stocked in the two or more consecutive shelf slots.
  • the LED array is configured to display at least the product information upon the proximity detection system detecting one or more persons proximate to the shelving unit.
  • Also disclosed herein is a method of an electronic shelf-tag system including, in some embodiments, displaying product information in a shared electronic shelf tag on an LED array coupled to a fascia mounted to a shelf of a shelving unit.
  • the product information is for two or more products respectively stocked in two or more consecutive shelf slots.
  • a horizontal resolution of a portion of the LED array corresponding to at least one shelf slot of the two or more consecutive shelf slots is insufficient for displaying the product information for the product stocked in the at least one shelf slot.
  • the method further includes sequentially indicating with the shared electronic shelf tag each shelf slot of the two or more consecutive shelf slots by displaying a corresponding indicator.
  • the method further includes sequentially displaying with the shared electronic shelf tag individualized product information for each product of the two or more products respectively stocked in the two or more consecutive shelf slots.
  • the method further includes displaying with the shared electronic shelf tag the individualized product information for each product of the two or more products in one or more screens.
  • the individualized product information for each product is displayed for about 3-10 seconds.
  • the method further includes displaying with the shared electronic shelf tag a persistent sale price for each product of the two or more products respectively stocked in the two or more consecutive shelf slots.
  • the method further includes detecting one or more persons proximate to the shelving unit with a proximity detection system.
  • the method further includes displaying on the LED array at least the product information upon the proximity detection system detecting one or more persons proximate to the shelving unit.
  • the method further includes automatically grouping with the electronic shelf-tag system the two or more products respectively stocked in the two or more consecutive shelf slots to share the shared electronic shelf tag.
  • the method further includes accepting by the electronic shelf-tag system operator input for manually grouping the two or more products respectively stocked in the two or more consecutive shelf slots to share the shared electronic shelf tag.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates a smart-shelf system in accordance with some embodiments.
  • FIG. 2 illustrates a close-up view of a shelf of a shelving unit including a fascia in accordance with some embodiments.
  • FIG. 3 A illustrates a fascia with a shared electronic shelf tag having a first screen in accordance with some embodiments.
  • FIG. 3B illustrates the fascia with the shared electronic shelf tag of FIG. 3 A having a second screen in accordance with some embodiments.
  • FIG. 3C illustrates the fascia with the shared electronic shelf tag of FIG. 3 A having a third screen in accordance with some embodiments.
  • FIG. 4A illustrates a fascia with a shared electronic shelf tag having a first screen in accordance with some embodiments.
  • FIG. 4B illustrates the fascia with the shared electronic shelf tag of FIG. 4 A having a second screen in accordance with some embodiments.
  • FIG. 4C illustrates the fascia with the shared electronic shelf tag of FIG. 4 A having a third screen in accordance with some embodiments.
  • FIG. 4D illustrates the fascia with the shared electronic shelf tag of FIG. 4 A having a fourth screen in accordance with some embodiments.
  • FIG. 4E illustrates the fascia with the shared electronic shelf tag of FIG. 4 A having a fifth screen in accordance with some embodiments.
  • FIG. 5 illustrates a flow chart for generating and displaying shared electronic tags of an electronic shelf-tag system in accordance with some embodiments.
  • an electronic shelf-tag system includes, in some embodiments a fascia configured to mount to a shelf of a shelving unit and an LED array coupled to the fascia.
  • the LED array is configured to display product information in a shared electronic shelf tag for two or more products respectively stocked in two or more consecutive shelf slots when a horizontal resolution of a portion of the LED array corresponding to at least one shelf slot of the two or more consecutive shelf slots is insufficient for displaying the product information for the product stocked in the at least one shelf slot.
  • the smart-shelf system 100 comprises a proximity camera 107, fasciae 108 (e.g., fascia l08a, fascia l08b, ... , fascia l08 «), a plurality of inventory cameras 110 (e.g., camera 1 lOa, camera 1 lOb, ... , camera 110 n) and a facial recognition camera 109. It is noted that the disclosure is not limited to the smart-shelf system 100 including a single cabinet display top 106 but can include a plurality of such cabinet top displays.
  • the smart-shelf system 100 is not limited to the number of fasciae, shelving units, proximity cameras, facial recognition cameras, or inventory cameras shown in FIG. 1.
  • the smart-shelf system 100 couples to a shelving unit 102, which includes shelves 104 (e.g., shelf l04a, shelf 104b, ... , shelf l04 «), a back component 105 (e.g., pegboard, gridwall, slatwall, etc.), and the cabinet top display 106.
  • the cabinet display top 106 is coupled to an upper portion of the shelving unit 102, extending vertically from the back component 105.
  • the proximity camera 107 can be positioned on top of, or otherwise affixed to, the cabinet top display 106. Although the proximity camera 107 is shown in FIG. 1 as being centrally positioned atop the cabinet top display 106, the proximity camera 107 can be positioned in different locations, such as near either end of the top of the cabinet top 106, on a side of the cabinet top 106 or at other locations coupled to the shelving unit 102 or the fasciae 108.
  • the cabinet display top 106 and fasciae 108 can be attached to the shelves 104 by way of any fastening means deemed suitable, wherein examples include, but are not limited or restricted to, magnets, adhesives, brackets, hardware fasteners, and the like.
  • the fasciae 108 and the cabinet display top 106 can each include one or more arrays of LEDs that are configured to display visual content (e.g., still or animated content), with optional speakers, not shown, coupled thereto to provide audio content.
  • any of the fasciae 108 or the cabinet display top 106 can include relatively smaller LED arrays that can be coupled together so as to tessellate the cabinet display top 106 and the fasciae 108 such that the fasciae 108 and cabinet top 106 desirably extend along the length of the shelves 104.
  • the smaller LED arrays can be of any number of LED pixels, which can be organized into any arrangement to conveniently extend the cabinet display top 106 and the fasciae 108 along the length of a plurality of shelves 104.
  • a first dimension of the smaller LED arrays can include about 132 or more pixels.
  • a second dimension of the smaller LED arrays can include about 62 or more pixels.
  • the cabinet display top 106 and the fasciae 108 can be configured to display visual content to attract the attention of potential customers. As shown in FIG. 1, the cabinet display top 106 can display desired visual content that extends along the length of the shelves 104.
  • the desired content can include a single animated or graphical image that fills the entirety of the cabinet display top 106, or the desired content can be a group of smaller, multiple animated or graphical images that cover the area of the cabinet display top 106.
  • the fasciae 108 can cooperate with the cabinet display top 106 to display either a single image or multiple images that appear to be spread across the height, length, or both the height and length of the shelves 104.
  • the cabinet display top 106 can display visual content selected to attract the attention of potential customers to one or more products comprising inventory 112 (e.g., various types of merchandise such as inventory H2a, inventory H2b, ... , inventory Win) located on the shelves 104.
  • inventory 112 e.g., various types of merchandise such as inventory H2a, inventory H2b, ... , inventory Win
  • the visual content shown on the cabinet display top 106 can be specifically configured to draw the potential customers to approach the shelves 104.
  • the visual content and is often related to the specific inventory 112 located on the corresponding shelves 104.
  • a similar configuration with respect to visual content displayed on the fasciae 108 can apply as well, as will be discussed below.
  • the content shown on the cabinet display top 106, as well as the fasciae 108 can be dynamically changed to engage and inform customers of ongoing sales, promotions, and advertising.
  • portions of the fasciae 108 can display visual content such as images of brand names or symbols representing products stocked on the shelves 104 nearest to each portion of the fascia.
  • a single fascia 108 can include a first portion 114 and a second portion 116.
  • the first portion 114 can display an image of a brand name of inventory 112 that is stocked on the shelf above the first portion 114 (e.g., in one embodiment, stocked directly above the first portion 114), while the second portion 116 can display pricing information for the inventory 112.
  • Additional portions can include an image of a second brand name or varied pricing information when such portions correspond to inventory different than inventory 112. It is contemplated, therefore, that the fasciae 108 extending along each of the shelves 104 can be sectionalized to display images corresponding to each of the products stocked on the shelves 104. It is further contemplated that the displayed images will advantageously simplify customers quickly locating desired products.
  • the animated or graphical images displayed on the cabinet display top 106 and the fasciae 108 originate from media files that are executed by way of a suitable media player.
  • the media player preferably is configured to simultaneously play any desired number of media files that can be displayed on the smaller LED arrays.
  • each of the smaller LED arrays can display one media file being executed by the multiplayer, such that a group of adjacent smaller LED arrays combine to display the desired images to the customer.
  • base video can be stretched to fit any of various sizes of the smaller LED arrays or the cabinet display top 106 and fasciae 108. It should be appreciated, therefore, that the multiplayer disclosed herein enables implementing a single media player per aisle in-store instead relying on multiple media players dedicated to each aisle.
  • the inventory cameras 110 are coupled to the shelving unit 102 (e.g., by the pegboard 105) and positioned above inventory 112.
  • Each inventory camera of the inventory cameras 110 is configured to monitor a portion of the inventory stocked on each shelf 104, and in some instances, can be positioned below a shelf 104 (e.g., as is shown with the inventory cameras 1 lOc-l lOh). However, in some instances, an inventory camera 110 is not be positioned below a shelf 104 as is shown with the inventory cameras l lOa and l lOb.
  • the inventory camera 1 lOd is positioned above the inventory portion 116 and therefore capable of (and configured to), monitor the inventory portion 116.
  • the inventory camera 1 lOd can have a viewing angle of 180° (degrees) and is capable of monitoring a larger portion of the inventory 112 on the shelf l04b than merely inventory portion 116.
  • FIG. 5 illustrates one exemplary image captured by an inventory camera having a viewing of 180°.
  • the smart-shelf system 100 is can include the facial recognition camera 109.
  • the facial recognition camera 109 can be coupled to the exterior of the shelving unit 102.
  • the facial recognition camera 109 can positioned five to six feet from the ground in order to obtain a clear image of the faces of a majority of customers.
  • the facial recognition camera 109 can be positioned at heights other than five to six feet from the ground.
  • the facial recognition camera 109 need not be coupled to the exterior of the shelving unit 102 as illustrated in FIG. 1.
  • the facial recognition camera 109 can be coupled to the interior of a side of the shelving unit 102 as well as to any portion of any of the shelves 104, the cabinet display top 106, the fasciae 108, or the back component 105 of the shelving unit 102. Further, a plurality of facial recognition cameras 109 can be coupled to the shelving unit 102.
  • the smart-shelf system 100 can include one or more processors, a non-transitory computer-readable memory, one or more communication interfaces, and logic stored on the non-transitory computer-readable memory.
  • the images or other data captured by the proximity camera 107, the facial recognition camera 109, or the inventory cameras 110 can be analyzed by the logic of the smart-shelf system 100.
  • the non- transitory computer-readable medium can be local storage at the store in which the proximity camera 107, the facial recognition camera 109, or the inventory cameras 1 lOa-l 1 Oh reside, or can be cloud-computing storage.
  • the one or more processors can be local to the proximity camera 107, the facial recognition camera 109, or the inventory cameras 1 lOa-l 1 Oh or can be provided by cloud computing services.
  • Examples of the environment in which the smart-shelf system 100 can be located include, but are not limited or restricted to, a retailer, a warehouse, an airport, a high school, college or university, any cafeteria, a hospital lobby, a hotel lobby, a train station, or any other area in which a shelving unit for storing inventory can be located.
  • FIG. 2 illustrates a close-up view of a shelf 204 of the shelving unit 102 including a fascia 208 in accordance with some embodiments.
  • the shelf 204 of shelving unit 102 includes the fascia 208 mounted to the shelf 204, wherein the fascia 208 includes an LED array integrated with or coupled to the fascia 208.
  • the shelf 204 includes a number of shelf slots 205, which are shown in FIG. 2 by example as shelf slots 205a, 205b, and 205c. Each shelf slot of the number of shelf slots 205 can be configured for stocking a product for retail.
  • shelf slots such as the shelf slots 205 of the shelf 204 are often designed to abut each other; however, it can be difficult to tag products in abutting shelf slots (e.g., shelf slots 205a and 205b) when the shelf slots are dimensioned for stocking relatively narrow products (e.g., see the inventory H2c of FIG. 1) such as cans of soup or the like. It can be particularly difficult to electronically tag such products with electronic shelf tags when the horizontal resolution of an LED array such as the LED array of the fascia 208 is limited.
  • the LED array of the fascia 208 can be configured to display product information in shared electronic shelf tags among two or more products respectively stocked in any two or more consecutive shelf slots (e.g., shelf slots 205a and 205b).
  • a shared electronic shelf tag can be particularly useful when the horizontal resolution of a portion of the LED array corresponding to at least one shelf slot (e.g., shelf slot 205a or 205b) of the two or more consecutive shelf slots is insufficient for displaying the product information for the product stocked in the at least one shelf slot. That said, a shared electronic shelf tag can also be useful in at least visual merchandising two or more products respectively stocked in any two or more consecutive shelf slots regardless of product dimensions.
  • FIGS. 3A-3C illustrate the fascia 208 with an individual electronic shelf tag 310 and a shared electronic shelf tag 312 having different screens in accordance with some embodiments.
  • the two consecutive shelf slots 205a and 205b are dimensioned for stocking relatively narrow products and, therefore, each shelf slot of the shelf slots 205a and 205b benefits from using the shared electronic shelf tag 312.
  • the shared electronic shelf tag 312 can be configured to sequentially indicate each shelf slot of two or more consecutive shelf slots (e.g., the shelf slots 205a and 205b) by displaying a corresponding indicator 313, thereby indicating each product stocked in the two or more consecutive shelf slots.
  • FIG. 3 A shows the indicator 313 in line with the shelf slot 205a
  • FIGS. 3B and 3C show the indicator 313 in line with the shelf slot 205b.
  • the shared electronic shelf tag 312 can also be configured to sequentially display in sequential screens individualized product information for each product stocked in the two or more consecutive shelf slots (e.g., the shelf slots 205a and 205b).
  • product information can include, but is not limited to, product name, product description, and amount of product.
  • product information can be displayed in one or more screens per product. This is shown between FIGS. 3B and 3C, wherein a first screen can be configured to display product name, product description, and amount of product, and wherein a second screen can be configured to display sale information for the product.
  • the individualized product information for each product can be displayed for about 1 to 30 seconds, including about 1 to 20 seconds, such as about 1 to seconds, for example, about 3 to 10 seconds; however, the shared electronic shelf tag can be configured to display a persistent sale price for each product stocked in the two or more consecutive shelf slots.
  • FIGS. 4A-4E illustrate the fascia 208 with a shared electronic shelf tag 412 having different screens in accordance with some embodiments.
  • each shelf slot of the shelf slots 205a, 205b, and 205c benefits from using the shared electronic shelf tag 412.
  • the shared electronic shelf tag 412 can be configured to sequentially indicate each shelf slot of three or more consecutive shelf slots (e.g., the shelf slots 205a, 205b, and 205c) by displaying the corresponding indicator 313, thereby indicating each product stocked in the three or more consecutive shelf slots.
  • FIG. 4A shows the indicator 313 in line with the shelf slot 205a
  • FIGS. 4B and 4C show the indicator 313 in line with the shelf slot 205b
  • FIGS. 4D and 4E show the indicator 313 in line with the shelf slot 205c.
  • the shared electronic shelf tag 412 can also be configured to sequentially display in sequential screens individualized product information for each product stocked in the three or more consecutive shelf slots (e.g., the shelf slots 205a, 205b, and 205c).
  • product information can include, but is not limited to, product name, product description, and amount of product.
  • product information can be displayed in one or more screens per product. This is shown between FIGS. 4B and 4C and between FIGS. 4D and 4E, wherein a first screen can be configured to display product name, product description, and amount of product, and wherein a second screen can be configured to display sale information for the product.
  • the individualized product information for each product can be displayed for about 1 to 30 seconds, including about 1 to 20 seconds, such as about 1 to seconds, for example, about 3 to 10 seconds; however, the shared electronic shelf tag can be configured to display a persistent sale price for each product stocked in the three or more consecutive shelf slots.
  • the electronic shelf-tag system can further include a proximity detection system including the proximity camera 107 configured to detect one or more proximate persons (e.g., one or more persons proximate to the shelving unit 102).
  • the LED array can be configured to display the persistent sale price for each product stocked in the consecutive shelf slots as well as at least the product information for a first product of each electronic shelf tag upon the proximity detection system detecting one or more proximate persons.
  • FIG. 5 illustrates a flow chart 500 for generating and displaying shared electronic tags of the electronic shelf-tag system in accordance with some embodiments.
  • a data source 510 or a number of such data sources can supply product information to a backend system 520 through a communication interface 521, which product information can be subsequently stored in a persistent data store of product information 522 (e.g., a memory of the backend system 520).
  • the product information can be supplied to electronic shelf-tag generation logic 524 (e.g., a program on the backend system 520), and, in cooperation with a processor 526, the electronic shelf-tag generation logic 524 can be configured to generate electronic shelf tags including the shared electronic shelf tags.
  • the electronic shelf tags can be stored in a tag store 528 for subsequent communication to another computer (e.g., a personal computer, a handheld personal computer such as a smartphone mobile, etc.) or an Internet of Things (“IoT”) device 530, or one or more displays 540, by way of a communication interface 529.
  • the electronic shelf-tag generation logic 524 can be configured to automatically group any two or more products respectively stocked in two or more consecutive shelf slots to share a shared electronic shelf tag on one or more displays 540 (e.g., LED arrays). The automatic grouping can be based upon a product mapper, planogram information in the electronic shelf-tag system, or the like.
  • the electronic shelf-tag system can be alternatively configured or further configured to accept operator input from the other computer or the Internet of Things (“IoT”) device 530 for manually grouping any two or more products respectively stocked in two or more consecutive shelf slots to share the shared electronic shelf tag on the one or more displays 540.
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  • the electronic shelf-tag system is further configured to accept operator input for manually grouping any two or more products respectively stocked in two or more consecutive shelf slots, the operator input can be used to override automatic grouping of any two or more products by the electronic shelf-tag system.
  • a method of the electronic smart-shelf system 100 includes, in some embodiments, displaying product information in the shared electronic shelf tag 312 or 412 on the LED array coupled to a fascia (e.g., one fascia of the fasciae selected from fascia l08a, the fascia l08b, ... , the fascia l08 «) mounted to the shelf (e.g., one shelf of the shelves selected from the shelf l04a, the shelf l04b, ... , the shelf 104//)) of the shelving unit 102.
  • the product information is for two or more products of the inventory 112 respectively stocked in two or more consecutive shelf slots of the number of shelf slots 205.
  • a horizontal resolution of a portion of the LED array corresponding to at least one shelf slot of the two or more consecutive shelf slots is insufficient for displaying the product information for the product stocked in the at least one shelf slot.
  • the method further includes sequentially indicating with the shared electronic shelf tag 312 or 412 each shelf slot of the two or more consecutive shelf slots by displaying the corresponding indicator 313.
  • the method further includes sequentially displaying with the shared electronic shelf tag 312 or 412 individualized product information for each product of the two or more products respectively stocked in the two or more consecutive shelf slots.
  • the method further includes displaying with the shared electronic shelf tag 312 or 412 the individualized product information for each product of the two or more products in one or more screens.
  • the individualized product information for each product is displayed for about 3-10 seconds.
  • the method further includes displaying with the shared electronic shelf tag 312 or 412 a persistent sale price for each product of the two or more products respectively stocked in the two or more consecutive shelf slots.
  • the method further includes automatically grouping with the electronic shelf-tag system the two or more products respectively stocked in the two or more consecutive shelf slots to share the shared electronic shelf tag 312 or 412.
  • the method further includes accepting by the electronic shelf-tag system operator input for manually grouping the two or more products respectively stocked in the two or more consecutive shelf slots to share the shared electronic shelf tag 312 or 412.
  • the method further includes detecting one or more persons proximate to the shelving unit 102 with the proximity detection system.
  • the method further includes displaying on the LED array at least the product information upon the proximity detection system detecting one or more persons proximate to the shelving unit 102.

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L'invention concerne des systèmes d'étiquetage électronique de rayon et des procédés associés. Par exemple, un système d'étiquetage électronique de rayon comprend, dans certains modes de réalisation, un panneau configuré pour être monté sur une étagère d'une unité de rayonnage et un réseau de diodes électroluminescentes (« DEL ») couplé au panneau. Le réseau de DEL est configuré pour afficher des informations de produit sur une étiquette électronique de rayon partagée pour au moins deux produits stockés respectivement dans au moins deux emplacements d'étagère consécutifs lorsqu'une résolution horizontale d'une partie du réseau de DEL correspondant à au moins un emplacement d'étagère des deux ou plus de deux emplacements d'étagère consécutifs est insuffisante pour afficher les informations de produit pour le produit stocké dans l'un ou les emplacements d'étagère.
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